Seminal Sources on Defining What Quality is, Measurement, and Role of Government Policy

We share seminal work on quality ECE from NZ with you here and explore the question of:  “what is quality?” The materials shared with you here broke new ground in how research on quality was to be approached.  Part of this involved recognition of the interlacing of government views, parent views, staff and service provider views – with empirical indicators of quality (e.g.  ECE trained staff, high adult:child ratios and small group size).  Enjoy dipping into the published works here. Realise the time period in which they were written.  Consider also, how far we have really got (or not) in making sure that ECE is high quality for every child.